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Breast Aug - 5'2", 425 high profile, 32A to 32DD - Chicago, IL
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I am looking to have breast augmentation in...
WORTH IT$5,500
I am looking to have breast augmentation in January 2015. I am waiting until January for personal reasons, as I've been losing weight and would like to have the implants as a "reward." I'm 5'2" and I was 120lb in high school, but now I'm 139lb. I've been biking 7-8miles a day with my husband, and the weight is coming off. There's something about having a deadline for the surgery that is really amping me up!!!
My breasts have never gained or lost weight with the rest of my body, and they haven't changed since 5th grade. The left one is slightly larger, and they aren't fully "rounded" out. I'm only interested in silicone options, and am unsure about incision location.
Here are the quick facts:
Age: 25 years old
Height: 5'2" tall
Weight: 139lbs
Goal Weight: 125lbs
Children: No children
Current Breasts: 34A. Bra fitting is difficult, as I have a wide chest, but I sometimes buy a 34B bra as the cups "line up" better, but then I don't fill the cup well :(.
Goal breast size: Unsure. I'm hoping for at least a large C, small D. I'm short, wide chest, my hips are wide and I have a big butt. I'm sort of stuck, and would love some ideas from people. I want to go big, but I'm short... Would that look funny...?
My breasts have never gained or lost weight with the rest of my body, and they haven't changed since 5th grade. The left one is slightly larger, and they aren't fully "rounded" out. I'm only interested in silicone options, and am unsure about incision location.
Here are the quick facts:
Age: 25 years old
Height: 5'2" tall
Weight: 139lbs
Goal Weight: 125lbs
Children: No children
Current Breasts: 34A. Bra fitting is difficult, as I have a wide chest, but I sometimes buy a 34B bra as the cups "line up" better, but then I don't fill the cup well :(.
Goal breast size: Unsure. I'm hoping for at least a large C, small D. I'm short, wide chest, my hips are wide and I have a big butt. I'm sort of stuck, and would love some ideas from people. I want to go big, but I'm short... Would that look funny...?
UPDATED FROM MeMeMeTime
6 months pre
So...... I'm stressing a lot
I'm feeling very anxious and indecisive now. I was reading up on the statistics from the FDA and it looks like I need to plan to have further surgeries/corrections/replacements every 10 years!
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/MedicalDevices/MedicalDevicesAdvisoryCommittee/GeneralandPlasticSurgeryDevicesPanel/UCM269715.pdf
I guess I'm just worried about constantly having surgeries. I mean, I'm 25. Let's say I stop caring what I look like at 65. That means 5 surgeries! Is that really "OK" to put your body through? And that's assuming I have no problems within each 10 year period. Are there any girls out there, close to 8 or 10 years, no issues? I think I'm still going to do this.
Rupture Rates
Allergan implants in the MRI group at 10 years were as follows:
Primary augmentation 10.1 percent (7.4 to 13.7)
Mentor implants at 8 years post-implantation
Primary augmentation 13.6 percent (7.6 to 23.6)
Complications (Table 5)
Allergan Natrelle silicone gel
10-year FU Rate (%) for Primary Augmentation
Capsular Contracture
19.1 (15.6-23.3)
Reoperation
36.1 (31.6-40.9)
Removal
20.8 (17.2-25.2)
Mentor MemoryGel silicone gel
8-year FU Rate (%)
Capsular Contracture
10.9 (8.5-13.9)
Reoperation
20.1(17.0-23.8)
Removal
7.3 (5.3-9.9)
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/MedicalDevices/MedicalDevicesAdvisoryCommittee/GeneralandPlasticSurgeryDevicesPanel/UCM269715.pdf
I guess I'm just worried about constantly having surgeries. I mean, I'm 25. Let's say I stop caring what I look like at 65. That means 5 surgeries! Is that really "OK" to put your body through? And that's assuming I have no problems within each 10 year period. Are there any girls out there, close to 8 or 10 years, no issues? I think I'm still going to do this.
Rupture Rates
Allergan implants in the MRI group at 10 years were as follows:
Primary augmentation 10.1 percent (7.4 to 13.7)
Mentor implants at 8 years post-implantation
Primary augmentation 13.6 percent (7.6 to 23.6)
Complications (Table 5)
Allergan Natrelle silicone gel
10-year FU Rate (%) for Primary Augmentation
Capsular Contracture
19.1 (15.6-23.3)
Reoperation
36.1 (31.6-40.9)
Removal
20.8 (17.2-25.2)
Mentor MemoryGel silicone gel
8-year FU Rate (%)
Capsular Contracture
10.9 (8.5-13.9)
Reoperation
20.1(17.0-23.8)
Removal
7.3 (5.3-9.9)
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UPDATED FROM MeMeMeTime
6 months pre
Deciding on high profile or moderate plus...
So, I really wish the searching options on Real Self were better. You can sort the reviews by "Closest to me," which isn't that great. It really should let you search by zip code. Does anyone know if I'm missing something?? :)
Also, not only should you be able to search by CCs in the implant, but what about a more comprehensive search, like incision location, above or below muscle, or profile of the implant? Honestly, from all the research, CCs mean nothing and the profile of the implant means a LOT. Just sayin' :)
I tried the rice test.. I ended up weird boobs. I put the rice in pantyhose so that I could mush it around in the bra and try to make it natural looking. The bra couldn't handle the weight of the rice, so I kept getting droopy looking boobs lol. Anyone recommend a specific Walmart cheap bra to try these rice bags in? I think I want to try a neutral, skin-tone color bra so I can visually "see them" better.
Also, I'm sort of worried about getting recognized in my photos, since I'm living in a smaller town. Not cool. I'll be keeping my photos as cropped as possible so I don't have a friend recognize my shower curtains, lol!! Am I being paranoid??
Also, not only should you be able to search by CCs in the implant, but what about a more comprehensive search, like incision location, above or below muscle, or profile of the implant? Honestly, from all the research, CCs mean nothing and the profile of the implant means a LOT. Just sayin' :)
I tried the rice test.. I ended up weird boobs. I put the rice in pantyhose so that I could mush it around in the bra and try to make it natural looking. The bra couldn't handle the weight of the rice, so I kept getting droopy looking boobs lol. Anyone recommend a specific Walmart cheap bra to try these rice bags in? I think I want to try a neutral, skin-tone color bra so I can visually "see them" better.
Also, I'm sort of worried about getting recognized in my photos, since I'm living in a smaller town. Not cool. I'll be keeping my photos as cropped as possible so I don't have a friend recognize my shower curtains, lol!! Am I being paranoid??
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June 14, 2014
I know you just commented on my review but i had to come back to your page and read your last update. Totally made me laugh out loud with the rice test thing! My sports bra got so droopy i ended up looking funnier so i stopped trying. Plus one of them nearly exploded while in my bra...i was definitely doing something wrong! But you are totally right. The cc doesn't mean much since everyone's body type is really different. Also i realized trying to achieve a certain cup size was giving me more stress than trying to achieve a certain look. Idk if that makes any sense...like instead of being like "i want to be a c cup" i just started telling my dr "i want them to look like *shows picture of celeb*".
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